JPH06260260A - Terminal inserting device - Google Patents
Terminal inserting deviceInfo
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- JPH06260260A JPH06260260A JP5041448A JP4144893A JPH06260260A JP H06260260 A JPH06260260 A JP H06260260A JP 5041448 A JP5041448 A JP 5041448A JP 4144893 A JP4144893 A JP 4144893A JP H06260260 A JPH06260260 A JP H06260260A
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- Prior art keywords
- terminal insertion
- terminal
- connector housing
- drawing board
- horizontal axis
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
- H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T29/00—Metal working
- Y10T29/51—Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for metal shaping or assembling
- Y10T29/5193—Electrical connector or terminal
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T29/00—Metal working
- Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
- Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
- Y10T29/532—Conductor
- Y10T29/53209—Terminal or connector
- Y10T29/53213—Assembled to wire-type conductor
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T29/00—Metal working
- Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
- Y10T29/5313—Means to assemble electrical device
- Y10T29/53261—Means to align and advance work part
Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】この発明は、自動車や複写機など
のワイヤーハーネスを構成する電線に圧着された端子
を、コネクタハウジングに自動的に挿入する端子挿入装
置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal inserting device for automatically inserting a terminal crimped onto an electric wire constituting a wire harness of an automobile or a copying machine into a connector housing.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】複数本の被覆電線を結束して構成される
ワイヤーハーネスの製造工程は、電線の寸法取りと切断
とを行う調尺工程、電線の端部の被覆を剥ぐ皮剥工程、
皮剥された電線の端部の芯線に端子を圧着させる端子圧
着工程、端子をコネクタハウジングに挿入する端子挿入
工程、並びにコネクタハウジングが取付けられた電線を
結束する結束工程等を含む。2. Description of the Related Art A manufacturing process of a wire harness constructed by bundling a plurality of covered electric wires includes a measuring process of dimensioning and cutting the electric wire, a peeling process of peeling a covering of an end portion of the electric wire,
It includes a terminal crimping step of crimping the terminal to the core wire at the end of the stripped electric wire, a terminal inserting step of inserting the terminal into the connector housing, and a binding step of binding the electric wires on which the connector housing is attached.
【０００３】従来、上記端子挿入工程においては、電線
の端部とこの端部に圧着された端子とを挟持して、コネ
クタハウジング側に移動させることにより、端子をコネ
クタハウジングに順次挿入する端子挿入装置が用いられ
ている（例えば実開昭６３−１２３０８２号公報参
照）。上記端子挿入装置は、複数のコネクタハウジング
を水平方向に沿って所定間隔毎にセットする端子挿入図
板と、端子挿入図板にセットされたコネクタハウジング
を端子挿入図板とともに端子挿入ポジションに供給する
コネクタハウジング供給手段とを備えている。上記端子
挿入図板は、平板状の基盤の片面に、コネクタハウジン
グを位置決めしたり固定したりするための治具を配置し
ているものである。また、コネクタハウジング供給手段
は、平面形状が四角形のインデックステーブルを備える
ものであり、その上面に、４セットの端子挿入図板が各
辺部に沿って取付けられている。このインデックステー
ブルは、垂直軸回りに１／４回転ずつ回転駆動されるよ
うになっており、第１の辺部において、端子挿入図板に
コネクタハウジングをセットし、第１の辺部に隣接する
第２の辺部において、端子挿入図板にセットされたコネ
クタハウジングを待機させ、第２の辺部に隣接する第３
の辺部において、コネクタハウジングに端子を挿入し、
第３の辺部に隣接する第４の辺部において、端子が挿入
されたコネクタハウジングを、端子挿入図板から取外し
て回収することができる。Conventionally, in the above-mentioned terminal inserting step, the end portion of the electric wire and the terminal crimped to the end portion are clamped and moved to the connector housing side so that the terminals are inserted into the connector housing sequentially. An apparatus is used (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-123082). The terminal insertion device supplies a terminal insertion drawing board for setting a plurality of connector housings at predetermined intervals along the horizontal direction and a connector housing set on the terminal insertion drawing board to the terminal insertion position together with the terminal insertion drawing board. Connector housing supply means. The terminal insertion drawing board is one in which a jig for positioning and fixing the connector housing is arranged on one surface of a flat board. Further, the connector housing supply means is provided with an index table having a quadrangular shape in plan view, and four sets of terminal insertion drawing boards are attached to the upper surface along each side. This index table is driven to rotate about a vertical axis by 1/4 rotation. At the first side, the connector housing is set on the terminal insertion drawing board so as to be adjacent to the first side. At the second side, the connector housing set on the terminal insertion drawing board is made to stand by and the third side adjacent to the second side is provided.
Insert the terminal into the connector housing at the side of
At the fourth side portion adjacent to the third side portion, the connector housing in which the terminal is inserted can be removed from the terminal insertion drawing board and collected.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】上記従来の端子挿入装
置によれば、端子挿入図板を取付けたインデックステー
ブルが、四角形状のものであるので、このインデックス
テーブルを回転させるためには、少なくともその対角線
を直径とする広い円形のスペースが必要であり、装置が
大型化するという問題があった。According to the above-mentioned conventional terminal insertion device, since the index table on which the terminal insertion drawing board is attached is of a quadrangular shape, at least the index table must be rotated in order to rotate the index table. There is a problem that a large circular space having a diagonal line as a diameter is required, and the device becomes large.
【０００５】また、端子挿入図板が、インデックステー
ブルの各辺部に対応させて４セット必要であり、端子挿
入図板に配置される治具の個数も多いことから、コスト
が高くつくという問題があった。さらに、この種の端子
挿入装置においては、端子挿入ポジションに供給された
コネクタハウジングの位置情報を、コンピュータに入力
するいわゆるティーチング作業を、端子挿入図板毎に行
う必要があるが、端子挿入図板が４セットあるので、テ
ィーチング作業を４回も行う必要があり、当該作業に手
間がかかるという問題があった。Further, it is necessary to provide four sets of terminal insertion drawing boards corresponding to the respective sides of the index table, and the number of jigs arranged on the terminal insertion drawing boards is large, resulting in a high cost. was there. Further, in this type of terminal insertion device, it is necessary to perform a so-called teaching operation for inputting the positional information of the connector housing supplied to the terminal insertion position to the computer for each terminal insertion drawing board. Since there are four sets, there is a problem that the teaching work needs to be performed four times, which is troublesome.
【０００６】この発明は、上記問題点に鑑みてなされた
ものであり、装置の小型化を図ることができるととも
に、端子挿入図板の構成数及びティーチング作業を削減
することができる端子挿入装置を提供することを目的と
する。The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a terminal insertion device capable of reducing the size of the device and reducing the number of components of the terminal insertion drawing board and the teaching work. The purpose is to provide.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
のこの発明の端子挿入装置は、複数のコネクタハウジン
グを水平方向に沿って所定間隔毎にセットする端子挿入
図板と、端子挿入図板にセットされたコネクタハウジン
グを、端子挿入図板とともに端子挿入ポジションに供給
するコネクタハウジング供給手段とを備え、複数本の電
線のそれぞれの端部に圧着された複数個の端子を、端子
挿入ポジションに供給された各コネクタハウジングに順
次挿入する端子挿入装置において、上記コネクタハウジ
ング供給手段が、端子挿入図板を、端子挿入ポジション
に面する側と、その背面側とに取付ける長尺の図板取付
部材と、図板取付部材を、横向きに架け渡した状態で、
端子挿入方向と直交する水平軸回りに回転可能に支持す
る支持部材と、図板取付部材を、所定タイミングにて上
記水平軸回りに１／２回転ずつ回転させる回転駆動手段
とを含むことを特徴とするものである。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, a terminal insertion device of the present invention is a terminal insertion drawing board for setting a plurality of connector housings at predetermined intervals along the horizontal direction, and a terminal insertion drawing board. A connector housing supply means for supplying the connector housing set in step 1 to the terminal insertion position together with the terminal insertion drawing board is provided, and the plurality of terminals crimped to the respective end portions of the plurality of electric wires are connected to the terminal insertion position. In a terminal insertion device for sequentially inserting into each supplied connector housing, the connector housing supply means attaches a terminal insertion drawing board to a side facing a terminal insertion position and a rear surface side thereof. And, in the state that the board mounting member is laid horizontally,
A support member that rotatably supports about a horizontal axis orthogonal to the terminal insertion direction, and a rotation driving unit that rotates the drawing plate mounting member by 1/2 rotation about the horizontal axis at a predetermined timing. It is what
【０００８】[0008]
【作用】上記の構成の端子挿入装置によれば、図板取付
部材の端子挿入ポジションに面する側及びその背面側
に、端子挿入図板を取付けた状態で、当該図板取付部材
を、回転駆動手段によって所定タイミング毎に１／２回
転ずつ回転させることにより、端子挿入図板を順次端子
挿入ポジションに臨ませて、コネクタハウジングを当該
端子挿入ポジションに供給することができる。According to the terminal inserting device having the above-described structure, the drawing plate attaching member is rotated while the terminal inserting drawing plate is attached to the side facing the terminal inserting position of the drawing plate attaching member and the back side thereof. By rotating the driving member by ½ rotation at every predetermined timing, the terminal insertion board can be sequentially exposed to the terminal insertion position and the connector housing can be supplied to the terminal insertion position.
【０００９】ここに、上記図板取付部材が、水平軸回り
に回転駆動されるものであるので、四角形のインデック
ステーブルを垂直軸回りに回転させる従来の端子挿入装
置よりも、図板取付部材の回転に要するスペースを少な
くすることができ、その分装置を小型化することができ
る。また、端子挿入図板の構成数を、従来の４セットか
ら２セットに削減することができ、これに伴って、コネ
クタハウジングの位置情報をコンピュータに入力するテ
ィーチング作業も半減させることができる。Since the board mounting member is driven to rotate about the horizontal axis, the board mounting member is more suitable than the conventional terminal inserting device for rotating the rectangular index table about the vertical axis. The space required for rotation can be reduced, and the device can be downsized accordingly. Further, the number of terminal insertion drawing boards can be reduced from the conventional 4 sets to 2 sets, and accordingly, the teaching work of inputting the positional information of the connector housing to the computer can be halved.
【００１０】[0010]
【実施例】以下、実施例を示す添付図面により詳細に説
明する。図２はこの発明の端子挿入装置を用いたワイヤ
ーハーネスの製造装置を示す概略斜視図である。上記ワ
イヤーハーネスの製造装置は、電線供給部１から電線Ｗ
を繰り出して調尺するとともに、Ｕ字状に湾曲させて所
定部に垂れ下げる調尺装置２と、調尺装置２によって調
尺された電線Ｗの両端部を挟持して順次搬送する搬送装
置と（図示せず）、搬送装置によって搬送された電線Ｗ
の端部の皮剥を行う皮剥装置３と、皮剥の良否を検査す
る皮剥検査装置４と、電線Ｗの皮剥部に複数種の端子Ｔ
を選択的に圧着させる端子圧着装置５と、端子Ｔが圧着
された電線Ｗの両端部を掴んで旋回させて、当該電線Ｗ
を左右交互に振り分ける振り分け装置６と、振り分け装
置６によって振り分けられた電線Ｗを直接受け取って、
当該電線Ｗに圧着された端子Ｔを、コネクタハウジング
Ｃに挿入する２台の端子挿入装置Ｍとを備えている。Embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a wire harness manufacturing apparatus using the terminal insertion device of the present invention. The above-mentioned wire harness manufacturing device is provided with the electric wire W from the electric wire supply unit 1.
And a conveying device that conveys the electric wire W that has been adjusted by the adjusting device 2 and sequentially conveys the electric wire W that is adjusted by the adjusting device 2. (Not shown), the electric wire W carried by the carrier device
Peeling device 3 for peeling the end of the wire, peeling inspection device 4 for checking the quality of peeling, and a plurality of types of terminals T for the peeling portion of the electric wire W.
And a terminal crimping device 5 for selectively crimping the terminal W, and grasping and turning both ends of the electric wire W to which the terminal T is crimped,
Directly receives the distribution device 6 that distributes the left and right, and the wires W that are distributed by the distribution device 6,
It is provided with two terminal insertion devices M for inserting the terminals T crimped onto the electric wires W into the connector housing C.
【００１１】上記２台の端子挿入装置Ｍは、互いに対称
的に配置されており、それぞれ、振り分け装置６によっ
て振り分けられた電線Ｗ及び端子Ｔを挟持して、所定の
コネクタハウジングＣに対応する位置まで移送した後、
端子ＴをコネクタハウジングＣに挿入する端子挿入手段
８と、複数のコネクタハウジングＣを、上記端子挿入手
段８に臨む端子挿入ポジションＰに供給するコネクタハ
ウジング供給手段９とを備えている。The two terminal inserting devices M are arranged symmetrically with each other, and each of them sandwiches the electric wire W and the terminal T distributed by the distributing device 6 and has a position corresponding to a predetermined connector housing C. After transferring to
It is provided with a terminal insertion means 8 for inserting the terminal T into the connector housing C, and a connector housing supply means 9 for supplying the plurality of connector housings C to the terminal insertion position P facing the terminal insertion means 8.
【００１２】上記端子挿入手段８は、搬送手段による電
線Ｗの搬送方向と同一方向（図２におけるＸ方向）に沿
って往復移動可能な移動台８１と、この移動台８１に支
持され、端子挿入方向（図２におけるＹ方向）及び上下
方向（図２におけるＺ方向）に移動可能な端子挿入ヘッ
ド８２とを備えている。この端子挿入ヘッド８２は、電
線Ｗの両端部を挟持してコネクタハウジングＣ方向へ移
動させることにより、端子ＴをコネクタハウジングＣの
所定位置に挿入する一対の電線チャック８２ａと、端子
ＴをコネクタハウジングＣへ挿入する際に、端子Ｔの先
端側面と摺接して、その挿入を横方向からガイドする第
１の端子挿入ガイド８２ｂと、端子Ｔの先端上面と摺接
して、その挿入を上下方向からガイドする第２の端子挿
入ガイド８２ｃとを備えている（図３参照）。なお、上
記移動台８１及び端子挿入ヘッド８２は、端子挿入ポジ
ションＰに供給されたコネクタハウジングＣの位置情報
に基づいて移動が制御される。The terminal inserting means 8 is a movable base 81 which can reciprocate along the same direction (X direction in FIG. 2) as the conveying direction of the electric wire W by the conveying means, and the movable base 81 supports the movable base 81 to insert the terminal. The terminal insertion head 82 is movable in the direction (Y direction in FIG. 2) and in the vertical direction (Z direction in FIG. 2). The terminal insertion head 82 clamps both ends of the electric wire W and moves the electric wire W toward the connector housing C to insert the terminal T into a predetermined position of the connector housing C, and a pair of electric wire chucks 82a. When inserting into C, the first terminal insertion guide 82b which slides in contact with the tip side surface of the terminal T to guide the insertion from the lateral direction and the first terminal insertion guide 82b which slides in contact with the top surface of the tip of the terminal T in the vertical direction And a second terminal insertion guide 82c for guiding (see FIG. 3). The movement of the movable base 81 and the terminal insertion head 82 is controlled based on the positional information of the connector housing C supplied to the terminal insertion position P.
【００１３】コネクタハウジング供給手段９は、端子挿
入図板Ａを取付ける図板取付部材９１と、図板取付部材
９１を、端子Ｔの挿入方向（Ｙ方向）と直交する水平軸
Ｓ回りに回転可能に支持する支持部材９２と、図板取付
部材９１を、所定タイミングにて上記水平軸Ｓ回りに１
／２回転ずつ回転させる回転駆動手段９３とによって主
要部が構成されている（図１参照）。The connector housing supply means 9 is capable of rotating the drawing board mounting member 91 for mounting the terminal insertion drawing board A and the drawing board mounting member 91 around a horizontal axis S orthogonal to the inserting direction (Y direction) of the terminal T. The support member 92 for supporting on the horizontal axis S and the board mounting member 91 are mounted around the horizontal axis S at a predetermined timing.
The main part is constituted by the rotation driving means 93 that rotates every ½ rotation (see FIG. 1).
【００１４】上記端子挿入図板Ａは、複数のコネクタハ
ウジングＣを、上記水平軸Ｓと平行に所定間隔毎にセッ
トするものであり、各コネクタハウジングＣのセット位
置には、当該コネクタハウジングＣを位置決めする位置
決め用治具Ｇや、位置決めしたコネクタハウジングＣを
止定する止定用治具（図示せず）が配置されている。上
記図板取付部材９１は、長尺の角柱体からなるものであ
り、端子挿入ポジションＰに臨む面とその背面とに、端
子挿入図板Ａが、ノックピン等によって位置決めされた
状態で着脱自在に取付けられており、その両端部には、
支軸９１ａが突設されている。なお、上記図板取付部材
９１には、上記端子挿入図板Ａの止定用治具を駆動する
ためのシリンダが取付けられている（図示せず）。The terminal insertion drawing board A sets a plurality of connector housings C in parallel with the horizontal axis S at predetermined intervals, and the connector housings C are set at the set positions. A positioning jig G for positioning and a fixing jig (not shown) for fixing the positioned connector housing C are arranged. The drawing board mounting member 91 is made of a long prism, and the terminal insertion drawing board A is detachably attached to the surface facing the terminal insertion position P and the back surface thereof with the knocking pin or the like positioned. It is attached, and at both ends,
The support shaft 91a is provided so as to project. A cylinder for driving the fixing jig of the terminal insertion drawing board A is attached to the drawing board mounting member 91 (not shown).
【００１５】支持部材９２は、所定間隔離して対向配置
された一対の支柱９２ａ間に、図板取付部材９１を横向
きに架設するものであり、上記一対の支柱９２ａには、
図板取付部材９１の支軸９１ａを回転自在に支承するた
めの軸受９２ｂが設けられている。回転駆動手段９３
は、ロータリアクチュエータ９３ａの回転を、ギヤ機構
９３ｂを介して図板取付部材９１の支軸９１ａに伝達す
ることにより、当該図板取付部材９１を１／２回転ずつ
回転駆動するものである。この図板取付部材９１の回転
駆動は、各コネクタハウジングＣに対する端子Ｔの挿入
が完了した時点で自動的に行われる。なお、上記図板取
付部材９１は、１／２回転ずつ回転駆動された時点で、
エアーシリンダ等にて挿抜可能なノックピンによって位
置決めされる。The support member 92 is for laterally erected a drawing board mounting member 91 between a pair of columns 92a which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and are opposed to each other.
A bearing 92b for rotatably supporting the support shaft 91a of the drawing plate mounting member 91 is provided. Rotation drive means 93
Is to drive the rotation of the rotary actuator 93a to the support shaft 91a of the drawing plate mounting member 91 via the gear mechanism 93b to rotate the drawing plate mounting member 91 by 1/2 rotation. The rotation of the drawing plate mounting member 91 is automatically performed at the time when the insertion of the terminal T into each connector housing C is completed. In addition, the above-mentioned board attachment member 91 is
Positioned by a knock pin that can be inserted and removed with an air cylinder or the like.
【００１６】上記の構成の端子挿入装置Ｍによれば、端
子Ｔが圧着された電線Ｗを振り分け装置６から順次受け
取って、当該端子Ｔを所定のコネクタハウジングＣに繰
り返し挿入することができる。そして、全てのコネクタ
ハウジングＣに端子Ｔが挿入された時点で、回転駆動手
段９３によって図板取付部材９１を回転させることによ
り、端子挿入ポジションＰに臨む端子挿入図板Ａを、そ
の背面側に反転させると同時に、コネクタハウジングＣ
がセットされた背面側の端子挿入図板Ａを、端子挿入ポ
ジションＰに臨ませることができる。そして、上記背面
側に反転された端子挿入図板Ａから、コネクタハウジン
グＣを取り外した後、当該端子挿入図板Ａに、新たなコ
ネクタハウジングＣをセットすることにより、端部にコ
ネクタハウジングＣを取付けた電線Ｗを連続的に製造す
ることができる。According to the terminal insertion device M having the above-mentioned structure, the electric wires W to which the terminals T are crimped can be sequentially received from the distribution device 6 and the terminals T can be repeatedly inserted into the predetermined connector housing C. Then, when the terminals T are inserted into all the connector housings C, by rotating the drawing board mounting member 91 by the rotation driving means 93, the terminal insertion drawing board A facing the terminal insertion position P is placed on the back side thereof. At the same time as flipping over, connector housing C
The terminal insertion drawing board A on the back side on which the is set can be made to face the terminal insertion position P. Then, after removing the connector housing C from the terminal insertion drawing board A inverted to the back side, a new connector housing C is set on the terminal insertion drawing board A, so that the connector housing C is attached to the end portion. The attached electric wire W can be continuously manufactured.
【００１７】ここに、端子挿入装置Ｍのコネクタハウジ
ング供給手段９が、端子挿入図板Ａを水平軸Ｓ回りに１
／２回転ずつ回転させて、コネクタハウジングＣを端子
挿入ポジションＰに供給するものであるので、その回転
に要するスペースを非常に少なくすることができる。こ
のため、装置を小型化することができる。また、図板取
付部材９１が、端子挿入図板Ａを逆向きに２セット取付
けるものであるので、従来の四角形のインデックステー
ブルを採用したものに比べて、端子挿入図板Ａの構成数
を半分にすることができる。従って、端子挿入ポジショ
ンＰに供給されたコネクタハウジングＣの位置情報をコ
ンピュータに入力するティーチング作業も、従来の１／
２の工数で済むことになる。Here, the connector housing supply means 9 of the terminal insertion device M moves the terminal insertion drawing board A 1 around the horizontal axis S.
Since the connector housing C is supplied to the terminal insertion position P by rotating every 1/2 rotation, the space required for the rotation can be extremely reduced. Therefore, the device can be downsized. Further, since the drawing plate mounting member 91 is for mounting two sets of the terminal insertion drawing plates A in the opposite directions, the number of constituents of the terminal insertion drawing plates A is half that of the conventional one using the square index table. Can be Therefore, the teaching operation of inputting the position information of the connector housing C supplied to the terminal insertion position P to the computer is also 1 /
It takes 2 man-hours.
【００１８】[0018]
【発明の効果】以上のように、この発明の端子挿入装置
によれば、互いに反対向きに取付けられた２セットの端
子挿入図板を、水平軸回りに１／２回転ずつ回転させ
て、コネクタハウジングを、端子挿入ポジションに供給
するようにしているので、四角形のインデックステーブ
ルを垂直軸回りに回転させる従来のものに比べて、端子
挿入図板の回転に要するスペースを少なくすることがで
きる。このため、装置の小型化を達成することができ
る。As described above, according to the terminal insertion device of the present invention, the two sets of the terminal insertion drawing plates mounted in the opposite directions are rotated by 1/2 rotation about the horizontal axis to make the connector. Since the housing is supplied to the terminal insertion position, the space required to rotate the terminal insertion drawing board can be reduced as compared with the conventional one in which the rectangular index table is rotated around the vertical axis. Therefore, the size of the device can be reduced.
【００１９】また、端子挿入図板の構成数が従来の半分
で済むので、その分コストを安くすることができるとと
もに、端子挿入ポジションに供給されたコネクタハウジ
ングの位置情報をコンピュータに入力するティーチング
作業も半減させることができるという特有の効果を奏す
る。Further, since the number of terminal insertion drawing boards can be reduced to half that of the conventional one, the cost can be reduced accordingly, and teaching work for inputting the position information of the connector housing supplied to the terminal insertion position to the computer. It also has a unique effect that it can be halved.
【図１】この発明の端子挿入装置の一実施例を示す要部
斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts showing an embodiment of a terminal insertion device of the present invention.
【図２】この発明の端子挿入装置を装備したワイヤーハ
ーネスの製造装置を示す概略斜視図である。FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a wire harness manufacturing apparatus equipped with the terminal insertion device of the present invention.
【図３】端子挿入工程を示す概略図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a terminal insertion step.
９ コネクタハウジング供給手段 ９１ 図板取付部材 ９２ 支持部材 ９３ 回転駆動手段 Ｍ 端子挿入装置 Ａ 端子挿入図板 Ｃ コネクタハウジング Ｐ 端子挿入ポジション Ｓ 水平軸 Ｗ 電線 Ｔ 端子 9 Connector housing supply means 91 Drawing board mounting member 92 Supporting member 93 Rotational driving means M Terminal insertion device A Terminal insertion drawing board C Connector housing P Terminal insertion position S Horizontal axis W Electric wire T terminal
Claims (1)
って所定間隔毎にセットする端子挿入図板と、 端子挿入図板にセットされたコネクタハウジングを、端
子挿入図板とともに端子挿入ポジションに供給するコネ
クタハウジング供給手段とを備え、 複数本の電線のそれぞれの端部に圧着された複数個の端
子を、端子挿入ポジションに供給された各コネクタハウ
ジングに順次挿入する端子挿入装置において、 上記コネクタハウジング供給手段が、 端子挿入図板を、端子挿入ポジションに面する側と、そ
の背面側とに取付ける長尺の図板取付部材と、 図板取付部材を、横向きに架け渡した状態で、端子挿入
方向と直交する水平軸回りに回転可能に支持する支持部
材と、 図板取付部材を、所定タイミングにて上記水平軸回りに
１／２回転ずつ回転させる回転駆動手段とを含むことを
特徴とする端子挿入装置。1. A terminal insertion drawing board for setting a plurality of connector housings at predetermined intervals along a horizontal direction, and a connector housing set on the terminal insertion drawing board is supplied to a terminal insertion position together with the terminal insertion drawing board. In the terminal insertion device, which is provided with a connector housing supply means and sequentially inserts a plurality of terminals crimped to respective ends of a plurality of electric wires into each connector housing supplied to a terminal insertion position, Means for mounting the terminal insertion drawing board on the side facing the terminal insertion position and the rear surface thereof, and the board insertion member in the lateral direction while the board installation member is laid horizontally. A supporting member that is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis that is orthogonal to the horizontal axis, and a plate mounting member that rotate 1/2 turn around the horizontal axis at a predetermined timing. Terminal insertion apparatus which comprises a rotary drive means for rotating.
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